I taught English in Korea for a bit. Conditions are much better there and it is close enough to Thailand to visit a couple times a year.
They only accept people from Ireland UK Canada US Australia NewZealand and South Africa. They will not accept South Africans or Canadians who went to a non-English public high school for obvious reasons.
They also won't hire people with thick accents.
They also strongly prefer women.
They don't care a out your university degree for entry level jobs at private institutions, but a good tefl helps.
Most controversial they want a picture of you teaching....this will let them discriminate against you in anyway they see fit.
Actually, some
Yeah, i have heard good things about teaching in Korea, but I've never known anyone that did it for a real long time or tried to make a career out of it. My friends say that the Koreans are polite everywhere they go and that is great, but they also never really feel as though they are a part of the society. This could have a lot to do with the fact that neither of them appear to have made any real effort to learn the language, which I can relate to because I tried to learn some Korean and it was HARD.
Fitting into Korean society can be tough even when you know the language well enough.
I just got bored of teaching English, so I learned enough of the language to move into something else.
I have a few friends making a career of it. They usually get a master's degree and go teach esl at a university or get a teaching certificate (there are a few American ones you can get abroad) and teach at private international schools. A few others just start their own business. You can actually do quite well if your reputation is good, as Koreans don't hesitate to spend money on quality education.
oh those university jobs are incredible, great wages, a lot of respect, and it feels like a proper job with benefits and retirement programs and what not. Thailand isn't looking to hire those people though, they are looking to employ teachers at state schools, mostly elementary schools i would imagine and the classrooms will probably be packed to the gills!